record holder
noun
: the person or thing that has achieved something no other person or thing has achieved : a person or thing that holds a record
He is the marathon world record holder.
They're developing an airplane that is expected to be faster than the current record holder.
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Ritzenhein, the daughter of former 5,000 U.S. record holder and Olympian Dathan Ritzenhein, now has four individual state titles to her name and could add two more this weekend in the 800 and 1,600.
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Big 12 Player of the Year Single season assist record holder
Single season scoring record holder.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
The previous record holder was Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
Maintaining her momentum from last year, Douglass held off teammate and world record holder Lilly King to touch the wall in 1:06.51.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
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Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 16 May 2025
Big 12 Player of the Year Single season assist record holder
Single season scoring record holder.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
The previous record holder was Mill Ends Park in Portland, Oregon.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2025
Maintaining her momentum from last year, Douglass held off teammate and world record holder Lilly King to touch the wall in 1:06.51.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for record holder
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“Record holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20holder. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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